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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Aug 9, 2024

By ARLnow.com

Good Friday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

🕗 News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Aug 9, 2024.

Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.

  1. ACPD on scene of barricade situation in Westover (19507 views)
  2. Three new grocery stores are coming to Falls Church (14978 views)
  3. Arlington County Fair returns next week with classic attractions and a new eating contest (8459 views)
  4. Upcoming nightlife spot in Clarendon eyes ‘elevated’ cocktails, food options (6779 views)
  5. Shirlington ‘clubhouse’ with 1969 theme shoots to open below Astro Beer Hall (6180 views)
  6. Turkish coffee cart seeks to transform Ballston courtyard into ‘urban oasis’ (6078 views)
  7. ACPD: Suspect fires officer’s gun after Ballston Target theft (6004 views)
  8. Falls Church is nation’s healthiest community in new rankings, and Arlington is No. 19 (5915 views)
  9. NEW: Police investigating bank robbery in Crystal City (4822 views)
  10. Summer Restaurant Week is approaching, offering discounted gourmet eats in Arlington (4799 views)
  11. Anita’s New Mexico-style restaurant in Virginia Square plans late-summer opening (4786 views)

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.

Here are the events planned for Sunday:

☀️ Saturday’s forecast

Expect mostly sunny skies and a high of 87 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind blowing at 6 to 8 mph. As night falls on Saturday, the sky will turn mostly cloudy and the temperature will drop to about 67 degrees, while the north wind maintains a speed of around 5 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you’ll be criticized anyway.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.

We hope you have a great weekend, Arlington! Feel free to discuss the most-read stories of the week, the upcoming weekend events or anything else of local interest in the comments. 👋

News

UPDATED: Metro train traffic disrupted by police chase at Rosslyn station

By ARLnow.com
Rosslyn Metro station (file photo)

Metro service has been disrupted at the Rosslyn Metro station due to a fleeing shoplifting suspect.

The suspect reportedly stole from the CVS on the 1700 block of N. Pierce Street around 10:30 a.m. and was spotted fleeing with merchandise in the Metro station. After a foot chase on the station’s escalators, the suspect fled into a tunnel in the direction of Foggy Bottom, according to scanner traffic.

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News

Arlington ranks near top of ‘Best U.S. Cities for Working Parents in 2024’ list

By ARLnow.com
People working in a Clarendon coworking space (file photo)

Arlington is one of the best places for working parents, according to a new set of rankings.

The website CoworkingCafe says Arlington is the No. 3 place in the country for a set of working parents to raise a family, bested only by D.C. and Seattle.

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Morning Notes for August 9, 2024

By ARLnow.com
Rain and a local creek in the Rock Spring neighborhood (staff photo)

Big Best for Local VC — “Arlington venture capital firm Sands Capital has participated in a massive round of funding for an autonomous weapons company. Together with San Francisco venture firm Founders Fund, Sands co-led a $1.5 billion Series F round in Anduril Industries Inc., a 7-year-old Costa Mesa, California, startup that wants to help the U.S. fix what it sees as a weapons shortage.” [Washington Business Journal]

Human Rights Commission Peeved — “Already frosty relations between Arlington County Board members and those serving on the body’s Human Rights Commission seem to be getting worse, not better. At the commission’s July meeting, members expressed dismay that the County Board had not reappointed one of their ranks, Roland Watkins, to a new term. And they vented their discontent in a public setting.” [Gazette Leader]

Olympics Sundae in Huske’s Honor — “Toby’s Homemade Ice Cream is serving up gold medal-themed scoops that probably taste sweeter than the real thing. The Arlington and Vienna ice cream parlor unveiled a limited-time Gold Medal Sundae last Friday (Aug. 2) in honor of Arlingtonian swimmer Torri Huske, a Yorktown High School graduate who’s won five medals — three of them gold — at the 2024 Paris Olympics.” [FFXnow]

Local Youth Team in World Series — “The Southeast Region champion and state runner-up Arlington Babe Ruth Storm Black 10-under All-Stars are set to begin play in the Babe Ruth World Series, scheduled for Aug. 8 through 18 in Crown Point, Ind. Arlington will be one of 25 baseball teams competing in the Cal Ripken Division of the Babe Ruth World Series.” [Gazette Leader]

It’s Friday — Expect showers, potential thunderstorms, and a high of 82°F today, accompanied by breezy southeast winds at 20-23 mph and gusts up to 33 mph. There’s a 90% chance of precipitation, with new rainfall amounts ranging from three quarters to one inch. Tonight, showers and thunderstorms are likely before 11 pm, followed by a slight chance of showers until 2 am. Temperatures will drop to around 70°F, with southwest winds at 11 mph turning west after midnight and gusts up to 20 mph. The chance of precipitation decreases to 60%. [NWS]

Weather

UPDATED: Flood Warning issued for Arlington

By ARLnow.com
Weather radar as of 8 a.m.

Update at 9:10 a.m. — The ground stop at National Airport is still in effect, according to the FAA website, which reports current departure delays of up to an hour. Meanwhile, the earlier Flash Flood Warning has been replaced by a new Flood Warning.

904 AM EDT Fri Aug 9 2024

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Traffic

Additional lane to close along GW Parkway on Friday due to weather

By ARLnow.com
Construction and lane closures along the GW Parkway (via National Park Service)

Construction and weather will make for an even tougher rush hour commute on the GW Parkway on Friday.

The Parkway is already down to one lane in each direction, plus a reversible lane for rush hour traffic, between Spout Run Parkway in Arlington and the Beltway. That’s due to ongoing major construction on the Parkway.

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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Aug 8, 2024

By ARLnow.com

Good Thursday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

🕗 News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Aug 8, 2024.

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Friday in Arlington, from our event calendar.

⛈️ Friday’s forecast

Expect showers, potential thunderstorms, and a high of 82°F today, accompanied by breezy southeast winds at 20-23 mph and gusts up to 33 mph. There’s a 90% chance of precipitation, with new rainfall amounts ranging from three quarters to one inch. Tonight, showers and thunderstorms are likely before 11 pm, followed by a slight chance of showers until 2 am. Temperatures will drop to around 70°F, with southwest winds at 11 mph turning west after midnight and gusts up to 20 mph. The chance of precipitation decreases to 60%, with anticipated amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, though higher amounts are possible in thunderstorms. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“The power of imagination makes us infinite.”
– John Muir

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.

Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.

News

Falls Church council member resigns amid investigations

By ARLnow.com
Caroline Lian (via Facebook)

A Falls Church City Council member has resigned amid investigations into her employment disclosures.

The Washington Post and NBC 4 reported yesterday that Caroline Lian resigned her post as deputy director for the D.C. Department of Buildings after it was revealed that she had a second full-time job that she had not disclosed.

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Weather

NEW: Tornado Watch, Flood Watch issued for Arlington and other parts of D.C. area

By ARLnow.com
Raging rapids and minor flooding along Gulf Branch in North Arlington after heavy rain, August 2020 (file photo)

Arlington and most of the D.C. area is now under both a Tornado Watch and a Flood Watch.

The Tornado Watch is in effect until 2 p.m. Friday while the Flood Watch is in effect until 8 p.m. Both were issued Thursday evening while the former Gulf Coast hurricane now labeled as Tropical Depression Debby makes its way north into Virginia.

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ACPD: Shoplifting suspect fired shot while trying to take officer’s gun

By ARLnow.com
Police response to theft and shot fired on N. Vermont Street near Ballston (staff photo)

Arlington County police have released more information about a theft and shot fired incident in the Ballston area Wednesday evening.

A 50-year-old man is facing numerous charges after the wild incident, which started with a shoplifting at the Target store on N. Glebe Road.

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News

Teen tased after early morning smoke shop burglaries in Va. Square

By ARLnow.com
File photo

Two teens are facing charges after a series of burglaries in the Virginia Square area led to a police chase and Taser deployment.

The incident started shortly before 1:30 a.m. this morning after police responded to a burglary in progress at the Arlington Tobacco store on the 3400 block of Washington Blvd. Arriving officers searched the area but could not locate the suspects, according to scanner traffic.

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